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Dog Safety in the Car

A good friend recently shared this article with me. The Center for Pet Safety tested several dog harnesses on a 55 pound dummy dog in a 30 mph collision to determine the safest harness. After reading this, I was shocked to read and watch the videos showing pet safety harnesses that not only fail, but fail miserably.

The top harness was the ClickIt made by SleepyPod. Lesley Wolko, CEO of CPS stated ‘This was the only brand that consistently kept the dog on the seat for every test. It prevented the launch of the dogs and prevented side-to-side and fore-and-aft rotation of the dog, and helped keep the spine fairly stable.’ You can watch videos of the results of the ClickIt here.